Board of directors

Michael Hawker is a Non-Executive Director of Aviva Plc Group (UK), the Macquarie Group Limited, Macquarie Bank Limited and Washington H. Soul Pattinson. Michael is Chair of the Australian Business and Community Network Foundation, a Non-Executive Director of the Rugby World Cup Limited.

Srinivas Akkaraju is a former General Partner of Sofinnova Ventures. Prior to Sofinnova, Srini was a Managing Director of New Leaf Venture Partners, and prior to that, a Founding Managing Director at Panorama Capital, LLC., a prior to that, a Partner with J.P. Morgan Partners.

Yasmin Allen is a non-executive director of Cochlear Limited, Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of Cochlear’s technology committee. She is also a non-executive director of ASX Limited, member of the ASX Audit Committee and ASX Clearing and Settlement board. Yasmin is a director at Santos Limited and a member of Santos’ Remuneration Committee and Environment, Health and Saftey Committee. She is also a director of the National Portrait Gallery.

Gina Anderson is an experienced company Director. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of GDI Property Group and GDI Funds Management; Advisory Board Member of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC); Co-Founder and Chair of Women's Community Shelters; Advisory Board Member, Initiative on Corporate Philanthropy, The Conference Board, USA; and Philanthropy Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, University of NSW.

David Armstrong is a Non-Executive Director of the National Australia Bank (since August 2014). Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of its Audit Committee and Information Technology Committee. David is also a Director of the Opera Australia Capital Fund Limited (since May 2013), and a Trustee of the Australian Museum (since January 2014) and Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (since April 2014).

David Baffsky AO holds a law degree from the University of Sydney and was the founder, and until 1991, the senior partner of a Sydney legal firm specialising in commercial and fiscal law. David is Honorary Chairman (formerly Executive Chairman between 1993 and 2008) of Accor Asia Pacific, which is the largest hotel management company in the Asia Pacific region. He is Chairman of the ASX listed Ariadne Australia Ltd and Chairman of Investa Property Group. He is also on the boards of Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Destination NSW and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. He was until July 2016 a Director of SATS Limited (Singapore) and Chairman of Food & Allied Support Services Corporation Ltd.

Melinda Conrad is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX Limited, Caltex Australia Limited, and OFX Group Limited. Melinda is also a Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Corporate Governance Committee, and Member of the ASIC Director Advisory Panel.

Professor Rodney Phillips is an immunologist specialising in HIV and infectious disease whose distinguished career encompasses clinical practice, research and a number of influential medical administrative roles at Oxford University.

Meena is founder and principal at BoardQ, an advisory practice consulting in top team and board effectiveness with global clients in Australia, Asia and the UK. As part of her consulting practice she has been actively involved in leading major business change projects including restructures, acquisitions and divestments and the risks associated with any major business change.